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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Namibia to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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